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Startup Legal and IP

Sydney Autumn 2012 Semester

What does a new Founder need to know about law in order to run a successful startup? When should a Founder use a lawyer, and when should you rely on your own work? What are the key terms in contracts to understand and to avoid? What are common legal mistakes? How should a Founder handle their intellectual property, including confidentiality, copyrights, trademarks and patents? What are common intellectual property problems, and how do you deal with them cost effectively?

Goal:

Build a legal and IP strategy.

Date:

2012-09-25, 06:30 PM

Mentors

Nathan Mattock Partner, Marque Lawyers

After a string of high profile cases involving telecommunications giants and umm, adult content, Nathan would be famous enough as a major case litigator even without the three High Court cases he's run and his appearance on TODAY where he delivered the immortal quote "It'...

Chaz Dheer Principal, Chaz Dheer Legal

Chaz Dheer is a genuine product of the UK and former partner of a London firm with a complete set of skills in M&A, corporate and commercial law. He can float your IT start-up, knows what a leveraged MBO is (in fact, he speaks fluent private equity) and, with a deal shee...

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